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Colonies

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James Oglethorpe, granted a charter by King II, set up a colony to serve as a:
a refuge for people who owed money
compared to the Southern colonies, the Northern colonies in 1720
more urban
in the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
steps in the growth of representative democracy
in which colonies did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and short growing season most influence the colonial economy
New England colonies
Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony and established
Rhode Island because he wanted a separation of church and state
the headright system of distributing and land gave rise to the establishment of the socioeconomic group
the Tidewater Plantation Owners
the British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by:
buying raw materials from the colonies and selling themselves
the 4 main European countries which sent people out on voyages of exploration were:
Spain, England, Portugal and Germany
the Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents:
a clear step toward self-government
why did plantation owners turn to African slaves as their primary source of labor
African slaves were less expensive and easier to control than indentured servants
in its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th- century mercantilism by:
limiting the colonies trade with other nations
Pennsylvania was founded by______________
William Penn; Quaker
what two principles did the colonial area of Providence, RI guarantee that Massachusetts Bay did not
separation of church and state and religious freedom
what country did Prince Henry the Navigator setup sailing schools
Portugal
Where are the Puritans from
England
First permanent English settlement
Jamestown, Virginia
area colonized by Spain
Florida
city first claimed by the Dutch and then handed over to the British
New York
a colony run by eight noblemen who loved smoking nicotineeeeeeee (tobacco)
South Carolina
who said the following "We must defend ourselves against all Indians, for they were our enemies"
Nathaniel Bacon
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